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Photo Credit: Steve | Download larger photo here

A local Jersey City resident Steve (who’s also a flickr buddy of mine) captured the sky which he calls “Retreating Storm”. I don’t know what time it was taken, but it looks like sunset to me. (edit: Steve said it was taken this evening. Thanks Steve!)

The storm is going away. But we do have *very* strong winds tonight that go at 28-35mph from W. I can even hear the whistling of the winds outside. Tomorrow, if the forecast is accurate, it will be windy all-day long. It’s going to be tough in the St. Patrick’s Day parade!

If you care about High Wind Warning from National Weather Service, read ahead. As always, relevant parts are higlighted, although the capitalization is not mine.

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OUT AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS LONG ISLAND…NEW YORK CITY AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT. WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN TALL BUILDINGS. WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING…WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE…COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL…COULD TOPPLE WHOLE TREES. THE WINDS MAY ALSO BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES…CAUSING DAMAGE TO PARKED VEHICLES AND POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND…AND SHOULD BE SECURED.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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